Kayla's Ideas on Law, Ethics, & Diversity

Media platforms have become massively influential as technology rises. Every day, we put a high amount of trust in media sources to give us the information we need to make wise and correct decisions. In addition to our immediate environment, media influences our self-image and societal standards. Everything we interact with on a daily basis affects our body image, self-confidence, and mental wellness. That being said, representation and diversity must be emphasized through media and marketing techniques. When it comes to representation, especially on media platforms, it is important to have diversity. Diversity allows us to hear and see new perspectives. On media platforms, it is vital that brands make their content relatable and accessible to everyone. However, it is common to see large corporations and media platforms create insensitive advertising or content. In 2018, H&M South Africa was accused of racism because of how they portrayed their black models in an advertisement...

 A digital divide is defined as the increasing gap between the privileged and underprivileged people in society. This gap shows the difference between disadvantaged, elderly, rural, and disabled populations, who lack access to computers and the internet, and the wealthy, middle-class, and young Americans who live in urban and suburban areas and have internet.  Nowadays, especially after Covid-19, many businesses and workplaces require the use of technology. In 2020, according to an article by Forbes, as schools turned to online learning, many students struggled — not only academically, but also due to the lack of access to the internet and/or to a suitable device.  Although many families might have access to computers and the internet, one out of ten students will likely not have that same access.  On that topic, because my mother was a 7th-grade middle school counselor in 2020, I had direct knowledge of this situation. The school my mother used to work at was a Titl...